key key (PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)
key -- Fetch a key from an associative array
Description mixed
key ( array &array )
key() returns the index element of the
current array position.
Example 1. key() example
<?php $array = array( 'fruit1' => 'apple' , 'fruit2' => 'orange' , 'fruit3' => 'grape' , 'fruit4' => 'apple' , 'fruit5' => 'apple' ); // this cycle echoes all associative array // key where value equals "apple" while ( $fruit_name = current ( $array )) { if ( $fruit_name == 'apple' ) { echo key ( $array ). '<br />' ; } next ( $array ); } ?>
See also current() and next() .
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